a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat

balance(verb)

a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity

balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise(verb)

bring into balance or equilibrium

"She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights"

balance(verb)

compute credits and debits of an account

poise, balance(verb)

hold or carry in equilibrium

balance(verb)

be in equilibrium

"He was balancing on one foot"

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balance(Noun)

a state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium

balance(Noun)

mental equilibrium; mental health; calmness, a state of remaining clear-headed and unperturbed

balance(Noun)

something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium (literally or figuratively); counterweight

balance(Noun)

a pair of scales

balance(Noun)

awareness of both viewpoints or matters; neutrality; rationality; objectivity

balance(Noun)

the overall result of conflicting forces, opinions etc.; the influence which ultimately "weighs" more than others

balance(Noun)

apparent harmony in art (between differing colours, sounds, etc.)

balance(Noun)

a list accounting for the debits on one side, and for the credits on the other.

balance(Noun)

the result of such a procedure; the difference between credit and debit of an account.

I just need to nip to a bank and check my balance.

balance(Verb)

to make (items) weigh up.

balance(Verb)

(figurative) to make (concepts) agree.

balance(Verb)

to hold (an object or objects) precariously.

balance(Verb)

to make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond.

balance(Verb)

to be in equilibrium.

balance(Verb)

to have matching credits and debits.

balance(Noun)

a device used to regulate the speed of a watch, clock etc.

balance(Noun)

Libra

Origin: From balance, from *, from (accusative form of) bilanx, from bi- + lanx.

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Balance(noun)

an apparatus for weighing

Balance(noun)

act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate

Balance(noun)

equipoise between the weights in opposite scales

Balance(noun)

the state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even adjustment; steadiness

Balance(noun)

an equality between the sums total of the two sides of an account; as, to bring one's accounts to a balance; -- also, the excess on either side; as, the balance of an account

Balance(noun)

a balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See Balance wheel (in the Vocabulary)

Balance(noun)

the constellation Libra

Balance(noun)

the seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which the sun enters at the equinox in September

Balance(noun)

a movement in dancing. See Balance, v. i., S

Balance(noun)

to bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights; to weigh in a balance

Balance(noun)

to support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling; as, to balance a plate on the end of a cane; to balance one's self on a tight rope

Balance(noun)

to equal in number, weight, force, or proportion; to counterpoise, counterbalance, counteract, or neutralize

Balance(noun)

to compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate

Balance(noun)

to settle and adjust, as an account; to make two accounts equal by paying the difference between them

Balance(noun)

to make the sums of the debits and credits of an account equal; -- said of an item; as, this payment, or credit, balances the account

Balance(noun)

to arrange accounts in such a way that the sum total of the debits is equal to the sum total of the credits; as, to balance a set of books

Balance(noun)

to move toward, and then back from, reciprocally; as, to balance partners

Balance(noun)

to contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass; as, to balance the boom mainsail

Balance(verb)

to have equal weight on each side; to be in equipoise; as, the scales balance

Balance(verb)

to fluctuate between motives which appear of equal force; to waver; to hesitate

Balance(verb)

to move toward a person or couple, and then back

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Balance

Balance is the tenth studio album by American hard rock band Van Halen. Released in 1995, it is the final of four albums to feature Sammy Hagar as the band's lead vocalist.
During the recording of Balance and its subsequent Ambulance Tour, Van Halen's second incarnation broke up. Regarding this time period, in 1997, Eddie Van Halen told Guitar World Magazine "There had been a variety of conflicts brewing between Sammy and the band since I quit drinking on October 2, 1994... It got so bad that I actually started drinking again."

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Balance

bal′ans, n. an instrument for weighing, usually formed of two dishes or scales hanging from a beam supported in the middle: act of weighing two things: equality or just proportion of weight or power, as the balance of power: the sum required to make the two sides of an account equal, hence the surplus, or the sum due on an account: what is needed to produce equilibrium, a counterpoise: (watchmaking) a contrivance which regulates the speed of a clock or watch.—v.t. to weigh in a balance: to counterpoise: to compare: to settle, as an account, to examine and test accounts in book-keeping, to make the debtor and creditor sides of an account agree.—v.i. to have equal weight or power, &c.: to hesitate or fluctuate.—p.adj.Bal′anced, poised so as to preserve equilibrium: well arranged, stable.—ns.Bal′ancer, an acrobat; Bal′ance-sheet, a sheet of paper showing a summary and balance of accounts; Bal′ance-wheel, a wheel in a watch or chronometer which regulates the beat or rate. [Fr.—L. bilanx, having two scales—bis, double, lanx, lancis, a dish or scale.]

(a) Wheatstone's Bridge, q. v., is sometimes termed the Electric Balance. (b) A suspension or torsion balance is one which includes a filament or pair of filaments to whose lower end or ends are attached a horizontal indicator often called a needle, or a magnetic needle. (See Torsion Balance.) (c) See Induction Balance, Hughes'. (d) For Thermic Balance, see Bolometer. (e) See Balance, Ampere.